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Ducks pre-season happenings

Fantastic White Stripes video

South Oakland's first practice, last Sunday at the Greentree Sportsplex was well attended especially for a mid-January workout.

Our next practice will be Feb 8th at 5pm. Then a controlled scrimmage against the Black Sox the following day at 7pm at the Sportsplex.

Seven of us met earlier to discuss fund raising, uniforms for new players, and yellow road
jerseys (T-shirts).

Here's the gist:

• We have plans for an NABA golf outing sometime in early to mid-May. Ideally this will cost around #120 per foursome, it will be a scramble with half the proceeds going to the league and the Ducks, the other half as prize money.
• Clear your calander, St. Patrick's Day Party at Guthrie and Gies's.
• We're going to try to have another event on the South Side at Town Tavern.
• Visit Adam's South Oakland Ducks Myspace Page, which will be linked to the blog soon.
• We're still working on how to offer t-shirts at a lower price than the current online store. (although you can save on shipping cost per item if you order in bulk. )
• The blog will be upgraded by the end of February.
• We will soon be operating on southoaklandducks.com
• Everyone do your best to find sponsors.

Groundhogs vs. Prowlers Tonight


Bad News for the Prowlers.

January 24th

I've been first and last...

look at how the time goes past.

Quack.

Lethargic Groundhogs Drop Opener,

Sharks 6, Groundhogs 0



The sharks starting pitcher was a poor man's Dan "Venkman" Morgan.

Venkman is nursing a shoulder sprain. Godspeed, Dr. Morgan.

He had a beard, but his breaking ball was terrible.
He was good pals with the umpire. No lie. The strategy was to throw the ball shin high and a foot off the plate, forcing the opposition to swing at bad pitches.
The strategy was effective.


Joe Graff pitched four innings allowing 3 unearned runs.
Vinny Gala allowed three more unearned runs in 3 innings of relief.

The Sharks played error free ball, the Groundhogs did not.
a couple walks and a coupel errors and the game ended 6-0.

The Groundhogs couldn't get anything going.
Vinny Gala got on base a couple times, but Mike Martin left his Bullldogs teammate stranded.
This angered Gregg "wino" so much that he challenged Martin to a wrestling match between innings



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The Groundhogs infielder Randy Soles played a manic depressive game at three different infield positions, making some spectacular plays, but throwing away a routine ball that allowed the first of the Sharks runs.

Gala threw two shutout innings before a couple walks in the seventh led to more errors and more unearned runs.

Graff and Wino singled.
Gala walked twice for a .500 obp.
Gwin was 1-4 with a triple.
Graff singled and was picked off first before Gwin tripled in the sixth.
He was safe, the umpire was mud.



The Groundhogs look to bring more energy to their next game against the Prowlers.

We still need a pitcher.



Larry Zalewski was a late drop from the Groundhogs roster. A family emergency was taken by Zalewski as a sign to forgo the Winter session.

As much as Larry deserves to be given grief for not naming his team the Grays, he's a good man who loves the game.

Keep Larry's family in your thoughts and prayers.
Some things are more important than playing modified rules, indoor baseball.